Trolley.



PATENTED APR. 21, 190.8.

W. H. BAGHTEL.

TROLLEY. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1903.

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Affomey W lT/VESSES:

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. BAo -ITEL, 0F CANTON, OHIO.

PATENT OFFlCE;

TRoLLEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,21 1, dated A-prna1, 1 90s". I

Application filed March 10,1903.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BACHTEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful provide means whereby the trolley willbe p're-- vented from accidentally disengaging itself from the wire andwill be more effective than the trolleys ordinarily in use and alsopossess the strength, durability, and effectiveness required in thisclass of device; and it consists; in

a trolley constructed substantially as shown in the drawingandhereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing, which represents a perspective view of a trolleyembodying my in-' vention,-A- designates a portion of the roofof a car,to which is suitably connected a tubu lar standard B, in which istelescopically or adj ustably secured the trolley-pole (J, the polebeing held in its adjustable position by means of set-screws a or othermeans found most preferable in holding the pole stationary in thetubular standard. The pole Chas a laterally-extending arm b and an arm0, which carries a suitable roller D, said roller being connected tosaid arm by a hanger-d of any preferred construction. The arms b and care connected together by a spring E of any suitable construction, andsaid spring is secured to the arms in any'desirable manner found bestadapted to the purpose, thereby giving the arm 0 a yielding action toadapt it to thetrolley-wire F, and the adj ustability-of the pole 0enabling it to be lengthened or shortened to adjust it to the height ofthe trolley-wire. The arm a is substantially parallel with thetrolley-wire, and the roller D connected to the end of the arm will bedirectly over and on line with the pole 0, thereby giving effectivenessto the trolley, insuring the roller to remain in engagement with thetrolley-wire when passing around a curve or over a switch, and the arm obeing Serial No. 147,062- (No model.)

parallel with the trolley-wire enables the iroller to run on the wire ineither direction without changing the position of the trolley. A wire Gof suitable thickness and length and of the desired strength andpreferably .of copper has a coil f at or near its center,

which coil extends over an upright post e,

projecting from the tubular standard B. ,That portion of the wire aboveand below I the coiled spring forms arms which are suitably connected tothe trolley-pole and the tubular standard, respectively, as shown atg-h. In the present instance I have shown the wire coiled aroundtrolley-pole and standard and afterward brazedor otherwise suitablyfastened; but other means may be resorted to in fastening the ends ofthe wire in place of the coils, as I do not wish to limit myself to anyparticular means of accomplishing this object, and many changes ormodifications may be resorted to without in any manner affecting theessential features of the invention, and any form of standard and anymeans may be employed for adjust ably connecting the trolley-polethereto and holding it in its adjusted position without departing fromthe principle of the inven tion.

A suitable coupling H is provided for connecting the cross-wire I to thewire F, said coupling consisting of the radial arms 1',

which are originally flat and afterward bent "around the wires, asshown.

Any suitable coupling may be employed for connecting together the wiresas found bestadapted to the purpose, but that shown is considered themost simple and practical for the purpose intended. The wire G forms acoupling for the trolley-pole and the tubular standard and is preferablyof copper and forms a conductor for the electric I current shouldconnection fail between the pole and standard.

Should it be necessary to extend the trolley-pole to an increasedlength, the coil in the wire G will admit of this extension, the coilsbeing separated in accordance with the raising of the pole andcompressed when the pole is lowered.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

ley-pole adj ustably connected thereto, a suit- I 5 able post projectingfrom the standard, a wire having a plurality of coils engaging the postand the ends of the wire suitably connected to the trolley-pole andstandard respectively, ilubstantially as and for the purpose speci- Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. BACIITEL.

Witnesses:

GEo. M. COPENHAVER, GEORGE M. BOND.

